It was no secret the Clemson and North Carolina football programs did not like each other in the late 1970s through the 1980s.
Beginning in 1975, the two teams played to one tie and six of the other meetings were decided by five points or less in an eight-year span. They were also two of the best program’s in the ACC. In 1981, their game became the first top 10 matchup between two ACC teams.
However, that level of disdain for each other was never more bitter than in 1983.
In 1982, Clemson was put on probation by the NCAA and the ACC.